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On Wikimedia projects, Babel (an allusion to the Tower of Babel) refers to the user language templates designed to facilitate multilingual communication. By categorizing users based on their linguistic proficiency, the system simplifies the process of locating and contacting contributors who speak a specific language. The idea originated on the Wikimedia Commons and has also been implemented on Meta-Wiki and some of the other Wikipedias to varying extents. To participate, you can add the Babel template to your user page by following the instructions below.
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